July Ramble Voting Round 2

Placebo coup :)

Steve Ray

“Drawn to you both”. You’re good, you’re very good.

T. Fazekas

You should have seen the looks we got when engaged in an amorous embrace.

Tom Bowling

(drops pencil) My Hong Kong Phooey/George Jetson fan fic is REAL?!

T. Fazekas

Being surrounded by hundreds of happy couples and families every day probably makes breakups ultra painful for 900s (a/k/a "CMs").

Steve Ray

What if the ramble is about how lonely it is to work at Disneyland?

T. Fazekas

"What is the theme song from No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre?"

Steve Ray

It's a world of laughter, a world of tears. It's a world of hopes, and a world of fears. There's so much that we share, that it's time we're aware it's a small world after all.

Bill Holt

A young lady sits on her bed while looking at and talking to the camera, and talks about her opinions, with unusual stuff surrounding her. Jenny Nicholson = real life Clarissa Darling. Mind Blown!

Blue Corn

There's an episode of the early 90s Nickelodeon show "Clarissa Explains It All" that I just remembered and tracked down where she starts an advice column and someone who is legitimately depressed writes her and says that Clarissa is the only thing that makes them laugh anymore but even that is getting harder. Clearly the person needs some advice, but she feels way in over her head, and bemoans, "Having opinions isn't the same as having all the answers." Anything she could say might backfire and have a lasting effect on that person. Eventually she writes back but only to point them toward ways of finding help from a professional. The last line is: "Giving good advice isn't a question of having all the answers." Just felt that was relevant. 🙃

Michael Puckett

Nah, plenty have come back. It's just based on whether the patron decides to submit it again for next month's voting.

The BabaDuck

lol "Jenny-Con"

Tom Bowling

Do [low vote] suggested topics die? I haven't kept track.

Dundough Breadbox

It's a shame so many miles and situations separate us. We all love Jenny and her work. So we have at least one common thread, a similar sense of humor. I'm know if there was a way we could all meet, the lonely among us would surely find some friends.

Tom Bowling

These aren't Ramble videos, but Our Hostess *was* the co-author of Friendship Is Witchcraft, a full-on magnum opus where loneliness was a recurring theme. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8cGaJKvM_-5lkA0h_cwWxYrC-fc27apd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8cGaJKvM_-5lkA0h_cwWxYrC-fc27apd</a> What does FiW teach us about coping with sadness or loss? First, don't dwell on past misfortune. To the extent Rarity and especially Pinkie Pie concentrate on old events, the worse off they are, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682pneYoP0c&amp;index=4&amp;list=PL8cGaJKvM_-4pMmpsjNlkBludtj4UZeVY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=682pneYoP0c&amp;index=4&amp;list=PL8cGaJKvM_-4pMmpsjNlkBludtj4UZeVY</a> and Twilight is okay until she starts obsessing over Francis again. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujt34edYjKo&amp;index=10&amp;list=PL8cGaJKvM_-5lkA0h_cwWxYrC-fc27apd" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujt34edYjKo&amp;index=10&amp;list=PL8cGaJKvM_-5lkA0h_cwWxYrC-fc27apd</a> Secondly, and I think more important, don't undo the bad; instead, bring in more good. Sweetie Bot thinks her sister is mean, so she finds a better sister; Applejack moves forward and lets productive activities fill her time; and Pinkie Pie overcame her past (or at least got through it) by being kind and helping others, "So, please, children, stop your crying / And just sing along with me." <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMoFhmD1Yik" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMoFhmD1Yik</a> And that strategy works. If you don't feel connected to anyone, you can build *some* connections by volunteering to help out someplace (the zoo, a community center, a game shop -- it barely matters), which lets you shake the box of your life, so you become "that guy who helps clean up," and maybe eventually "our friend who we met because he'd always stay and help clean up, and then we realized he was funny and cool, and now he's our friend."

Steve Ray

That lonliness suggestion has turned this little comment section into a very poignant read. Too out of place to seem serious, but too real to be a joke, and for a few people here, too real not to at least take it out of their pocket and show it to us, but too out of place to hold out high above their head because that would be attention seeking and attention seeking is bad, or so we were told. For what it's worth here's mine. It seems it will be voted out, like it is in everyday life. The lonelies are welcome among the unlonelies but if they put on the happy mask, so the little black ball of fuzz inside can be safely hidden. In a sea of happy faces and happy masks, it plays dead until it learns to stand bravely, but when shown to another and gazed upon directly, it hides deep in a corner of the lonely's heart, so well that the lonely forgets it's even there, and when alone again, one quick glance and the lonely says : "Oh... you're still here." It cannot be killed, and it cannot be ignored forever, but it can be tamed. Why long for the absence of longing of dead matter and mindless critters? Why not make the little black ball of fuzz your friend? Let it insistently push you in the arms of meaningful companionship if it can, and if it can't, let it at least remind you everyday that you have a heart. Here, a song for the lonelies : <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-7CJKupDtA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-7CJKupDtA</a>

Abel Cassius

One vote for loneliness. I’m surrounded by people but have never felt lonelier or isolated myself more. I’m down to hear some thoughts on the subject.

Shawn Hunt

I'm aware I'm just letters on a screen, but know that if you shared your thoughts on loneliness you'd do me a personal favor.

David Wilhelm Beckmann

I gotta acknowledge the effort here, but that's literally, like, a sentence and a half. It's not enough, my dude.

Shaun Cheah

Make the Loneliness video. It'll be more relatable. Sometimes voters are wrong

Zeke Gonzalez

I agree! I voted for the loneliness topic because of how abstract it is. There are many different ways to interpret based off one word or concept so I’m interested to see where Jenny would go with it. It is certainly not my expectation that she has to dive deep on her own personal thought/experiences but instead just a Jenny-esque take on the concept. I absolutely do not think this was requested as a “prank” or with any kind of malice.

Took me literally 10 minutes of scrolling down and sliding on the progress bar to find this, but Jenny brought up loneliness before : <a href="https://youtu.be/g7oSlrFuAuw?t=20m47s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/g7oSlrFuAuw?t=20m47s</a> So half our voters can still get a cookie. You're welcome.

Abel Cassius

Disney is great, love Disney stories. However how can people not vote for loneliness?! It’s fascinating! Why is it there? Who’s loneliness? It’s like you wake up on Christmas morning and there are a bunch of brightly wrapped presents and one box with skull wrapping paper and a tag that says “Do Not Open till Doomsday”. You open that box first! Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.

T. Fazekas

There's no shortage of Jenny talking Disney though. She's shared plenty of anecdotes in recent podcasts if one were truly curious. Plus, the best workplace stories are ones you would almost never want to share with the public. They're usually at the expense of the customer, a current/former coworker or "this one time..." departmental stories you'd tell the new guy/gal to help give them a taste of how things can go sometimes and are often not gonna translate all too well without working knowledge of how things operate. Some also seem to think Jenny is going to do some deep, introspective, psychological examination ultimately bumming everybody out by revealing herself to be some broken human devoid of intimacy of any kind or something. Which I just don't see ever happening. In the end, I think both topics are pretty good. One just has more potential than the other to be really interesting.

Our Hostess is plenty edgy but may well have totes legitz reasons to not cloud her cheerful, upbeat branding with a stone-cold bummer like [Loneliness]... What if YouTube Premium was browsing around here that day? Our morbid curiosity might make the execs morbidly INcurious about how it feels writing Jenny a check...#IsItWorthIt?

Steve Ray

I feel like the image accompanying this post might've influenced the voting somewhat. I'll be happy to hear Disneyland stories but I still went with loneliness because of how different it is from all the other rambles so far as a topic.

Shaun Cheah

But I don't think "Loneliness" was suggested for the July Ramble as a prank or a joke or a goof. Instead, I think the Lonely Suggestor was feeling painfully lonely, with nobody to talk things over with... but then he remembered little quirks about Jenny that implied she really understood how to deal with anxiety and depression, and thus submitted [Loneliness] as a Ramble Topic, not to be mean, but because he thought Jenny would have kind insights to share on how to Overcome Stress.

Steve Ray

First thought: it is 100% accurate when the pro-Disneyland folks -- like Michael Cantor, Jane McIntyre, Christopher Lee, Rooty Tooty, and Tom Bowline -- say it's more fun and more healthy to focus on happy memories than on lonely memories. And they are 100% right that obsessing over sad events (actual or imagined, past or present or future) can make people sick if they aren't careful. As such, we shouldn't *carelessly* vote for a sad Ramble topic just to be different or whimsical, since that would mean hours-days-weeks where Jenny has to either think about sad things or nullify the vote.

Steve Ray

Awww I was really hoping for a Jenny original creepypasta

Will Seamon

Stop flexing on us with your lack of intimate knowledge of loneliness.

Abbygale Mertes

I'm not sure what a "loneliness" rant would mean but *shrug*

Élan Botkin

Hi guys, just a reminder that I will block those being rude to other patrons in the comments section!

Jenny Nicholson

It might be an interesting idea to do a little of both, start with loneliness and real talk which may be helpful and cathartic for folks going through those feelings and then moving on to your Disney memories ending on a happier note.

Bagelhog

Loneliness is omnipresent in the age of social media. It's weirdly comforting to hear that you're not the only one who is lonely. We're all in this together.

Daniel Folk

I don't know, Jenny? That loneliness thing is a tough row to hoe. I'm going to go easy on you and vote for funny Disneyland stories. I was George Jetson at King's Dominion for a Summer and I know I have some good yarns.

Tom Bowling

I don't need any more reminders of the ever-consuming darkness surrounding me thanks, I watch your videos to cheer up.

Lee

I am really hoping that it turns out to be a lets play of Loneliness the flash game.

Oli

I am shocked by the vote so far. I thought for sure loneliness all the way!

Sean Kelly

I think every once in a while we should give a warm welcome to darkness, our old friend. I stand with Loneliness.

The BabaDuck

C’mon loneliness! Need and gotta have that loneliness! I think it’s Al Green time <a href="https://youtu.be/Tdw7kxD8eUc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Tdw7kxD8eUc</a>

I'm here for hot takes on various media and belly laughs, not to feel feelings.

I don't trust your knowledge of Loneliness. You are surrounded by Porgs, nobody can be lonely like that. So I vote Disneyland.

Mel Miniatures

Let's go abstract concepts!

Next month's runoff topics: famine, the opioid crisis

The Doom Merchant

Loneliness at Disneyland?

drij

I definitely want to hear about Disney. If it's close, maybe just do both? I feel like the loneliness topic is just gonna be depressing. Or, just say-yoi know what a great cure for loneliness is? Going to Disney. And then just launch right in to stories from working at Disneyland

Jane McIntyre

Voted for Disney. Got your back Nicholson.

Michael Cantor

Hmm... interesting choices. Hearing about your time at Disneyland would be interesting, but a talk about loneliness at a deep dive level could be fascinating. Although that could lead down an interesting path... Next month’s Jenny talk: depression!

Bill Lehecka